Vidal Crespo, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-04-28)
In this thesis we have focused on two novel therapeutic strategies that target the crosstalk between the tumor cells and the microenvironment. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) remains an incurable ...
Matas Céspedes, Alba (Date of defense: 2016-11-28)
Follicular Lymphoma (FL) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) share several features in common: 1) they are indolent B-cell neoplasms, 2) patients usually relapse after treatment, 3) both pathologies ...
Recasens Zorzo, Clara (Date of defense: 2018-06-19)
Constitutive activation of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 is associated with tumor progression, invasion and resistance to treatment. Overexpression of CXCR4 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) confers ...
Guerrero Hernández, Martina (Date of defense: 2019-02-19)
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is gaining momentum due to its contribution to cancer progression and therapy resistance. This TME has a direct crosstalk with tumor cells that involves the activation ...